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Animals in Uruguay

21 mammal species are recorded in Uruguay in this dataset, 1 of them in a threatened Red List category. Uruguay sits in South America, where 232 species are recorded in total. Every species below is listed because the range description of its IUCN Red List assessment names Uruguay.

They belong to 12 families, the best represented being Cricetidae (5), Canidae (2), Caviidae (2). By Red List category: 1 Endangered, 2 Near Threatened, 18 Least Concern.

These counts come from the text of each assessment rather than from an official country checklist, so a species whose assessment names a region without naming Uruguay is missing here, and a wide-ranging animal is counted in every country it crosses. All 21 of them have a full written profile.

Species recorded
21
Threatened
1
Continent
South America
Data updated
August 9, 2026

Conservation status in Uruguay

The most threatened species in Uruguay

1 of the 1 species recorded here that the IUCN Red List places in a threatened category — Vulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered.

The families found in Uruguay

  • Cricetidae 5
  • Canidae 2
  • Caviidae 2
  • Chlamyphoridae 2
  • Felidae 2
  • Otariidae 2
  • Dasypodidae 1
  • Didelphidae 1

Every species recorded in Uruguay

All 21 of them, written profiles first.

Where to go from Uruguay

The countries in South America that share the most species with Uruguay, by number of species recorded in both.

Species data from the IUCN Red List; countries are derived from the range description of each assessment. Last refreshed on August 9, 2026.